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The Africa Food Systems Forum

About the Africa Food Systems Forum

Our Vision

Africa Food Systems Forum’s unique focus is also its targeting of women and youth and it is dedicated to supporting investment in inclusive and sustainable food systems transformation. Our vision is to scale up the continent’s efforts to build healthier, more inclusive, sustainable, resilient and equitable food systems that have the power to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa by 2030.



Our Mission

Africa Food Systems Forum’s mission is to inform, influence and catalyze the transition to sustainable, resilient and inclusive food systems.

As the world changes around us, so must we to meet the challenge of embracing new technologies and ways of thinking. But amidst major, ongoing change, we remain steadfast in our commitment to taking Africa’s food systems from shortage to surplus.

The Africa Food Systems Forum is designed to mobilize political will and advance the policies, programs and investments required to achieve inclusive and sustainable food systems transformation.

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Our six strategic objectives are:

Agenda Setting

We serve as a platform for identifying, defining and taking action on national, regional and continental-level priorities to accelerate progress achieved by a broad cross-section of stakeholders through a shared vision and coordination.

Evidence-based Policy Reform

We advocate and promote evidence-based policy reforms to unlock the growth potential across the continent through agricultural transformation.

Investment Facilitation & Finance

We build and advance the pipeline of agri-investment opportunities across the continent to unlock new private sector investments at all levels – small, medium, and large.

Knowledge Sharing & learning

We share strategies, approaches, tools, and insights about what works and what does not work to inform prioritization, replication, and scaling where appropriate.

Partnership Development & Coordination

We facilitate efforts to forge and advance working relationships across an array of AFS Forum stakeholders to best achieve all other objectives and ensure that the community is best driving a coherent vision with effective and efficient use of resources.

Leadership Cultivation

We work with partners to identify, support, and cultivate the next generation of leaders for agricultural transformation at various levels.

We serve as a platform for identifying, defining and taking action on national, regional and continental-level priorities to accelerate progress achieved by a broad cross-section of stakeholders through a shared vision and coordination.

We advocate and promote evidence-based policy reforms to unlock the growth potential across the continent through agricultural transformation.

We build and advance the pipeline of agri-investment opportunities across the continent to unlock new private sector investments at all levels – small, medium, and large.

We share strategies, approaches, tools, and insights about what works and what does not work to inform prioritization, replication, and scaling where appropriate.

We facilitate efforts to forge and advance working relationships across an array of AFS Forum stakeholders to best achieve all other objectives and ensure that the community is best driving a coherent vision with effective and efficient use of resources.

We work with partners to identify, support, and cultivate the next generation of leaders for agricultural transformation at various levels.